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This article details the process of signing up for Microsoft Connected Cache for Internet Service Providers (public preview).
## Prerequisites
Before you begin sign up, ensure you have the following components:
1. **Azure Pay-As-You-Go subscription**: Microsoft Connected Cache is a completely free-of-charge service hosted in Azure. You will need to have a Pay-As-You-Go subscription in order to onboard to our service. To create a subscription, [visit this page](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/offers/ms-azr-0003p/).
1. **Access to Azure portal**: Ensure you have the credentials needed to access your organization's Azure portal.
1. **Peering DB**: Ensure your organization's [Peering DB](https://www.peeringdb.com/) page is up-to-date and active. Check that the NOC email listed is accurate, and that you have access to this email.
1. **Server**: Ensure the server you wish to install Microsoft Connected Cache on is ready, and that the server is installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
## Resource creation and sign up process
1. Navigate to the [Azure portal](https://www.portal.azure.com). In the top search bar, search for **Microsoft Connected Cache**.
1. Navigate to the [Azure portal](https://www.portal.azure.com). Select **Create a Resource**. Then, search for **Microsoft Connected Cache**.
:::image type="content" source="./images/mcc-isp-search.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Azure portal that shows the Microsoft Connected Cache resource in Azure marketplace.":::